hole in my husky 385xp fuel tank

[Backcut 89]

hi guys, got a small slit 5mm in length on the tank on my 385 near where the av mount is, any ideas how to seal it up would be greatly appreciated, i have heard you can get plastic weld stuff? dont fancy buying a new tank and back handle, would be a deer do thanks, sam

[Backcut 89]

forgot to mention, tried strong glue but the petrol just eats it away

[swinny]

Is it possible. Once tank emptied etc to seal with soldering iron...?

[spudulike]

You would probably need to use a very hot knife to fold in melted plastic - many epoxy resins degrade with fuel and are not suitable to use for repair.

 

Make sure the repair is a solid one as leaking fuel is obviously a fire hazzard!

[Stubby]

If you can get hold of a hot air gun with a small nozzle you can have some success with that . Not always pretty but works . Even better if you have an old gash tank you can cut some strips off for welding rod .....Done it myself once .

[s.varty]

Petro putty or petro patch

[jackmayo]

Melt some similar plastic and then push it in with a knife.

 

Might work, might not!

[stoxs]

make sure you have got rid of all the petrol fumes before heating it !!

 

leave the cap off while doing it otherwise you will have a hole to fill!!!

 

my 357 is a bit damp along the seam also, think i will just buy a new tank.

[Eddy_t]

I was once told about using a hot knife and strimmer cord to weld up cracks, splits and holes

 

 

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[BILLSMOWERS]

if you are plastic welding make shore you degrease the surface well i normally put a v grove along the crack then heat it up with a hot air plastic welder the important thing is to use the same type of plastic to make shore it bonds properly. I have not repaired a husky tank but have repaired a few strimmer tanks without any problems

 

hope this helps

 

bill